Quite right!: Simon Schama Interview
Best of the Spectator
- Published
- October 14, 2026
- Duration
- 49:50
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 28, 2026
Discusses daily, society, culture.
Summary
Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Schama to discuss the resurgence of antisemitism in Britain, why many British Jews increasingly feel unsafe, and what history can teach us about the war in Gaza.Simon argues that the language of genocide is being misapplied to Gaza and warns that historical ignorance, social media and political polarisation are fu…
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Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Schama to discuss the resurgence of antisemitism in Britain, why many British Jews increasingly feel unsafe, and what history can teach us about the war in Gaza.Simon argues that the language of genocide is being misapplied to Gaza and warns that historical ignorance, social media and political polarisation are fuelling a new strain of antisemitism on both left and right.They also discuss Holocaust education, Donald Trump and the politics of truth, the t
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- daily
- society
- culture